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You realize that what made Apple good for "Pros" is not based purely on specs right? That is a very shallow view of the issue. For music production and live ev

by shlant 10y ago

You realize that what made Apple good for "Pros" is not based purely on specs right? That is a very shallow view of the issue. For music production and live events for example, the reliability, stability, compatibility and application support is why many chose Apple. To think that professionals choose hardware based on specs alone means you don't really understand the reasoning.

willtim 10y ago
Yes, it's not just about specs. I didn't mean to imply it was. Apple also optimise for an ultra thin/light chassis and battery life. These are not what you want for sustained high CPU applications with a real-time requirement. A mobile workstation running a stable build of Windows 7 would certainly give stable audio. My reasoning matches that of the article: Apple's yearly software/OS upgrades and Prosumer hardware are not giving the "reliability, stability, compatibility and application support" that you claim.
- subway 10y ago
  Note GP said chose, not choose. Almost as though this entire thread were on the topic of how Apple was formerly great for professionals.
  - willtim 10y ago
    Ah good point. I did indeed not spot the "chose".
FireBeyond 10y ago
As someone who moved from the Windows to the Apple ecosystem several years ago but who still builds out support for Windows, reliability and stability in the Windows ecosystem has been a non-issue for many years now (and for the few years preceding that was largely a factor of crappy third-party drivers).